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LONGINES Hong Kong Cup 2024

Calif - FR

Jogged for one circuit of the all-weather track before cantering solo under his regular work rider, coasting home in a leisurely 28.7 seconds for the last 400 metres.

Travelling head groom Willy Royer said: "He's in wonderful shape. He weighs the same as when he left home and he is moving well. He has eaten up and he's mentally very strong, all of which helps with these trips overseas. 

"He remains in good form and, having missed the break slightly in Bahrain, he finished the race off well."

 Content – IRE and Wingspan – IRE 

Lead horse Hypnosis  (Alan Crowe) took Aidan O'Brien's quartet of runners out on the all-weather track as they followed in a line. They trotted past the winning post before heading into a steady canter with Wingspan and Rachel Richardson fourth in the group, with fellow three-year-old filly Content and Lawrence Doyle bringing up the rear.

Travelling head lad Pat Keating said: "All good with them. They got here on Saturday and have settled in well. They just went seven furlongs today and as we usually do over here, we'll just be building them up during the week. The boss [O'Brien] is coming over and should hopefully be here on Thursday morning."

Tastiera - JPN

Stayed in the Quarantine Stable.

"He is a little bit nervous but is gradually getting used to the new environment. The more time he has, the more relaxed he will become," said Tomohiro Takahashi, stable representative.

The Foxes - GB

Came out alongside Dubai Honour, built up to a strong canter for a lap of the all-weather track.

His work rider Maddy O'Meara said: "The Foxes felt really well, he's travelled really well and I'm very happy with him."

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Antino - AUS

Cantered on one lap on the big all-weather track.

Trainer Tony Gollan: "He has handled the trip well so far. He lost a couple of kilos and has settled in as expected. He doesn't need much work as he is very fit.

"He has been up for a while so it's just a matter of keeping him happy. He looks fantastic and he looks as good to my eye as when he looked at Flemington at his last run and we are still a week out.

"I'm very happy with him."

Docklands - GB

Came out alone, built up to a strong canter for a lap of the all-weather track.

Work rider Jerome Frandon said: "He's settled in very good, I'm very happy with him."

Lazzat – FR

Having breezed over the weekend Lazzat had a quiet day walking in the Quarantine Stable, with assistant Franck Blondel reporting the G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest winner will return to track work on Tuesday morning. 

LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint

 Lugal - JPN

Has an easy canter on turf, clocking 30.0s, 29.3s and 30.2s (1:29.5).

The Stable representative Yuta Sato said," it was his first time travel on the airplane, so that was our concern before the trip.  But thanks to all the staffs who worked very hard for the transport, everything went well without issues.  No plane delay, which was good."

"He was a bit nervous on the first day, but being quite a smart horse, he was getting settled in well and felt almost same as what he was at home on the second day.  All has gone as planned so far.  He will work on the all-weather tomorrow and gallop on Thursday." 

 Recommendation - AUS

Cantered for one lap on the big all-weather track.

Trainer Ciaron Maher: "Everything is going very well. He travelled well and he didn't even sweat when he came over on the plane. He was quite bright after he worked yesterday morning and he likes to be fresh and he seems to be that way.

"He'll do a piece (of fast work) on Wednesday, but not much. As I said he likes to be fresh. And he has had plenty of racing and the better he feels, the better he goes."

Satono Reve - JPN

Stayed in quarantine stable.

"He has settled in and is recovering from the travel. He will canter on the all-weather track tomorrow morning," said Ryusuke Saito, a stable representative.

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Iresine - FR

Ridden by his trainer Jean-Pierre Gauvin, Iresine jogged one circuit of the all-weather behind his lead horse and then walked to the 600m mark before cantering the final half lap.

Marquisat - FR

Jogged one lap and cantered a second.

Fabre's travelling head lad Richard Lambert said: "He seems to be a good traveller and he's in good shape. Obviously, he's beginning to get a bit of a winter coat, which is normal, but his weight is good and he's acclimatised well. 

"Stepping out onto the track this morning for the first time he had a little look around, which is only to be expected, especially as he is on his own and hasn't come with another horse from the yard. I expect him to improve in that respect as the week goes on. Physically he's in good form."

 Luxembourg - IRE and Continuous – IRE

Lead horse Hypnosis (Alan Crowe) took Aidan O'Brien's quartet of runners out on the all-weather track as they followed in a line. They trotted past the winning post before heading into a steady canter with Luxembourg and Pa Murphy behind the lead horse and Continuous (Aoife Bermingham) behind him.

Travelling head lad Pat Keating said: "All good with them. They got here on Saturday and have settled in well. They just went seven furlongs today and as we usually do over here, we'll just be building them up during the week. The boss [O'Brien] is coming over and should hopefully be here on Thursday morning."

Without A Fight - AUS

Cantered for two laps on the big all-weather track.

Trainer Sam Freedman: "He has settled in really well and obviously he is a well-travelled horse and he has taken it fine and is straight into his feed and he has been working and hasn't missed a day.

"He did some pace work on Friday and will do his main gallop tomorrow and seems great. He'll probably work over maybe 1400m and just improve up his last little bit. Just a nice enough gallop but he is fit and well, so he has arrived here in really good order and we did a fair bit of work with him before he got here."

Dubai Honour - GB

Came out alongside The Foxes, built up to a strong canter for a lap of the all-weather track.

His work rider Issy Paul said: "Dubai Honour did the same as The Foxes. He's very good and I'm very happy."